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Ahafo supports two health educational institutions with medical &
teaching materials

Infrastructural inadequacies
account for major challenges in
health education. Owing to this,
students in some nursing
colleges/ other health institutions
which are not affiliated to
hospitals are unable to access or
operate basic medical equipment
impacting on health care delivery
at the long run. Representatives of the beneficiary institutions and Newmont officials

As part of efforts to improve the
quality of training in nursing
colleges within Ahafo mine’s
host communities, the company
partnered with Project C.U.R.E
(an international NGO) to donate
medical equipment as well as
Teaching and Learning Materials
(TLMs) worth $188,842.60 to the
Ntotroso College of Nursing and
the Yamfo College of Health all
within the Asutifi North District
and Tano North Municipality in the
Brong Ahafo Region. “Most of our students undertake Boasiako, Land Access and
their clinicals in the district and Control Manager, said the that
The items included but not limited regional hospitals with limited health and wellness of host
to office supplies, laboratory facilities. With these equipment communities was a priority to
supply kits, laryngoscope, and TLMs, our students will now Newmont and as such has over
microscopes, monitor, ICU/ have access and in-depth the years supported rural clinics
Surgery, (NIBP, IBP, Pulse, TEMP, knowledge about most of the with donations of medical
SPO2, ECG), view box, X Ray, hospital equipment before they go equipment from Project C.U.R.E.
surgical instrument kits, OB/ out for their clinicals in the and outreach clinics.
GYN surgery packs & supplies, hospitals, clinics and health
blood bank fridges, delivery beds, centres” he said. “Since the establishment of the
crutches, electronic beds, wheel Ntotroso College of Nursing,
chairs, drip stands, medicine Alhaji Abdul Karim gave an Newmont Ghana in collaboration
trolleys, anti-static socks and assurance that the items will with Project C.U.R.E partner with
gloves as well several supplies for go into their skills laboratories the College of Nursing annually to
practical exercises. (demonstration laboratories) and organize community clinics for
put to profitable use. host communities. Aside this,
Alhaji Boakye Yiadom Abdul Newmont trains students on
Karim, Principal of the College of “These equipment will make a emergency preparedness and
Nursing, Ntotroso who received lot of impact in the training of our first aid management to get them
the items on behalf of the two students and make them stand prepared for unforeseen
Colleges thanked Newmont and out in the community of nursing emergencies that might require
Project C.U.R.E for the donation and health training institutions in their expertise” )kufo Appiah
which he described as “best for Ghana”, he added. Amankwaa. Kontrihene of
teaching hospitals”. Ntotroso speaking on behalf of the
Speaking on behalf of Newmont Omanhene of Ntotroso, Barima
Ghana’s Ahafo Mine, Kofi Antwi Twereku Ampem II, thanked

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